The New Homes Ombudsman Service Omdömen 

Unfortunately all the reviews so far are correct it’s nowhere near what it should be.
I had a case, after 12 months of NHOS just being passive watching the developer and I exchange emails they actually ruled me into a worse position than I started. I complained and the Operations manager completely missed the point and I escalated and then it was ruled I was right and they had missed vital information and excluded issues which were included at the start and wanted me to submit a new claim after watching it for 12 months and doing nothing. And every response I showed NHOS how the developer was lying and even contradicting their own stories and NHOS did nothing. I nightmare 18months with over 200 issues, developer with no reason decided to not talk to me anymore and they award £50 for the poor customer service, but they were happy to take credit in their case studies for the £10k I had already got from the developer.

Just like other broken regulatory bodies, the New Homes Ombudsman Service (NHOS) is a total farce. They are completely out of their depth, demonstrating zero understanding of structural, legal, or developer-related realities. Instead of operating as an independent, unbiased referee for homeowners, it is abundantly clear that they exist to shield and protect corporate developers rather than resolve genuine consumer issues.

Their handling of complaints is shocking. They actively deny the escalation of valid disputes and consistently fail to follow their own published procedures. They create a bureaucratic brick wall designed to exhaust the homeowner until you simply give up.

If you expect fairness, accountability, or professionalism, you will not find it here. They lack the spine and the competence to hold massive building firms to account. An utterly useless service that actively works against the consumer—do not waste a single second of your time with them.

Absolute shame! Absolute waste of time and a facade to limit builders’ liability. They should be banned!

It's just 50 Shades of collaborated corruption, with developers and any organisations that fall, under the same umbrella! All you will receive is incompetence, unprofessionalism, sheer laziness, continuous misinformation, disregard for your wellbeing and additional stress. An absolute waste of time by a body, 'claiming to be independent'. They'll ignore most of the evidence you provide, disregard the 'hell' the builders put you through following in excess of 150 snags, over 170 contractors visits, 3 NHBC visits and endless professional reports within 1.5 years of moving into a mis-sold property. They will just side with the developer and disappoint you further with their ignorance and utter negligence! Private homeowners are disadvantaged in so many ways and this, is just another example!

Absolute waste of time and enormous effort. £100.00 compensation because anything else is disproportionate...totally totally inadequate and honestly, dont waste your time. Almost a year we had to wait and they agreed with us but the compensation awarded is actually laughable.

It is a shame that NHOS is part of the same scheme as NHBC and is just yet another facade designed to protect builders. Do not waste your time with them. Big shame!

This is scheme funded by developers and designed to provide buyers with false sense of security, while in practice they take months to “investigate” any complaint, and offer next to zero protection for the buyer. They need to be regulated out of existence

I went through the full complaints process with the New Homes Ombudsman and, after months of supplying detailed evidence, photographs, emails and written statements, the final outcome was exactly what I expected from the start. The developer contributed almost nothing, avoided most communication, and provided very limited information, yet their position seemed to carry far more weight than mine.

The entire structure feels weighted towards the big developers who fund and support the scheme. As a buyer, you are encouraged to document everything and follow every step, only to find that unless you have the sort of written evidence a developer would never provide, your complaint is likely to go nowhere.

In my case, the Ombudsman dismissed multiple issues, accepted explanations from the developer without supporting evidence, and treated a tiny hedge that grows to 60 to 80 cm as a reasonable replacement for a 204 cm solid screen. I genuinely do not see how this helps any homeowner who has been misled or let down.

The process is polite and procedural, but ultimately it felt like a long exercise that offered no real protection or accountability. If you expect a fair balance between homeowner and developer, this is not it.

Didn’t really listen only partially looked at complaint and just believed the developers lies.